Category: Fiber Arts Friday

TGIFAF!  Welcome back to Fiber Arts Friday!

Next weekend is the big Northeast Alpaca Expo in Syracuse NY.   We will be showing our cria Albina in it and that got me to thinking.  I decided to add a little flair to our show presence by working up a special lead rope for the occasion.  Since Beanie’s dam is white and her sire is Black I thought a little zebra coloring would be fun.  

I had some scrap chunky acrylic yarn hanging around in the colors I wanted and got to work.  I spun a rope core and did an 8 plait braid around it complete with a bolt snap and decorative knot and fringe at the end. 

I’m very pleased with the outcome and can’t wait for the show!  If you’ll be at the expo come check us out, we are sharing a stall with EastWest Alpaca Ranch.

So I was cleaning out my desk at work and found a stash of scrap yarn and crochet hooks!  Of course this instantly meant craft day in the office.  Looking around for some inspiration, my eyes locked on my water bottle.  It looked so naked and lonely calling out, clothe me! 

I started making a disk until it covered the bottom of the bottle and then SC up several rows to encase the bottom.  For a little different flair I then went to a DC and finally back to SC at the top and DEC a few rows to taper it in and finally SC and SS handle so it’s easy to carry. 

I must say I’m happy with the results!  It’s a fast project and I managed to start and finish it on my lunch break!

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